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Radiohead: The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released on 2 June 2008 by Parlophone Records in the UK and by Capitol Records in the US, subsidiaries of EMI. It contains songs from Radiohead's first six albums, recorded while they were under contract with EMI.
"Idioteque" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their fourth album, Kid A (2000). Radiohead developed it while experimenting with modular synthesisers. It contains samples of two 1970s computer music compositions. "Idioteque" was named one of the best songs of the decade by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.
In 2009, Radiohead released two non-album singles: "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)", a tribute to the last surviving World War I soldier Harry Patch, [21] and "These Are My Twisted Words", a free download. [22] Radiohead's eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), emphasises the rhythm section with extensive samples and loops.
Hail to the Thief was released in June 2003, ending Radiohead's contract with EMI. It was Radiohead's fourth consecutive UK number-one album and was certified platinum. [1] [3] Radiohead released their seventh album, In Rainbows, in October 2007 as a download for which customers could set their own price; a conventional retail release followed ...
Chris DeVille of Stereogum picked "Spectre" as one of the week's best songs, writing that it was "beautiful" and a reminder that "Radiohead still have life left in them". [17] After "Writing's on the Wall" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song the following week, DeVille wrote that "Spectre" was "the more masterful of the two tracks ...
A Moon Shaped Pool was the fifth Radiohead album nominated for the Mercury Prize, making Radiohead the most shortlisted act in Mercury Prize history. [124] At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards , A Moon Shaped Pool was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song (for "Burn the Witch"). [ 125 ]
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead.It was self-released on 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download, followed by a retail release internationally through XL Recordings on 3 December 2007 and in North America through TBD Records on 1 January 2008.
April Clare Welsh of NME said that it is "probably the most Bends-like track Kid A has to offer", ranking it as the 5th best on the album. [5] Chris DeVille of Stereogum opined that "Optimistic" "is probably the most underrated song in Radiohead's discography". [13] It was included on Radiohead: The Best Of (2008) [14] and Kid A Mnesia (2021). [15]